GWC partner, Louis Anthony Cairo, and attorney, Autumn Leslie, successfully obtained a settlement of $5,000,000.00 on behalf of a union painter who was injured on the job when a 40-pound package fell off an outside delivery vendor’s handcart and onto the Plaintiff’s upper back and neck. (The worker’s compensation case is still pending.) 40 Pound Package Strikes Union>> Read More

GWC Partner, Joseph P. Sorce, and attorney, Lawrence J. Amato, obtained a verdict in the amount of $6,729,225.55 on behalf of a Local 134 electrician who suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns and a torn right rotator cuff, following a flash fire that unexpectedly occurred in a parking lot pit while working. Flash Fire Occurs>> Read More

GWC partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Autumn K. Leslie obtained a settlement worth over $919,000 for a union operating engineer who suffered a hip injury at a construction project. The settlement included a complete waiver of the worker’s compensation lien, which totaled $189,000. Negligence of Owner and General Contractor Injures Union Operating Engineer In November>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers has filed suit against Lockport Township High School District 205 for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old student during an official school sporting event. GWC’s client, Jane Doe, has also named District 205 Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride, Jr. and Assistant Superintendent Anthony Cundari as defendants. District Disregarded Duties Under Dr. Robert McBride’s>> Read More

GWC partners Louis C. Cairo and Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a $6,375,000.00 settlement for a union electrician who suffered bilateral shoulder injuries when he was electrocuted by a faulty light fixture. Fixture Becomes Dangerously Electrified On July 24, 2017, a 59-year-old union electrician was installing a light fixture at a construction>> Read More

GWC Partners Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis A. Cairo have obtained $5.875 million in settlements on behalf of five victims of a Wisconsin semi-trailer accident. GWC represents two other passengers injured in this incident whose cases remain pending at this time. 18-Wheeler Flips Over Passenger Vehicle In March 2019, GWC’s clients were>> Read More

In the wake of two recent devastating incidents, GWC stands in solidarity with laborers and echoes their call for heightened caution in construction zones. The first incident, an interstate crash in Bloomington, resulted in severe injuries to a member of Laborers’ Local 362. The second incident involves the loss of a devoted member of Laborers’>> Read More

The Jury Verdict Reporter published its 2023 Settlements Report in the latest issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine, highlighting those Illinois personal injury firms who procured settlements of $500,000.00 or more from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Of the 103 law firms that had settlements which qualified to make the list, GWC ranked in>> Read More

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a $332,000.00 jury verdict in a highly contested pedestrian incident – nearly 33 percent more than the final settlement offer. Jeep Backs Over Woman in Parking Lot In October 2017, GWC’s client, a 64-year-old Arizona woman, was walking through an Enterprise Rent-A-Car parking>> Read More

At least 26 people have been hospitalized following a Bedford Park tent collapse in a Cintas parking lot. GWC Injury Lawyers is currently representing victims of a similar incident that took place at Wood Dale’s Prairie Fest in 2015. Bedford Park Tent Collapse Under Investigation The Bedford Park tent collapse took place on the early>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers has been retained by the family of an 11-year-old boy who was injured on a roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. Permanent Scarring After Unexpected Stop July 25, 2023 should have been a happy day for this active-duty military family, who were visiting Great America prior to a>> Read More

GWC partner Michael D. Fisher and attorneys Lawrence J. Amato and Bennett J. Baker have obtained a settlement worth over $1,459,000.00 for a union glazier who suffered multiple injuries on a commercial construction project. Negligence of Plumbing Contractor and General Contractor Injures Union Glazier GWC’s client, a union glazier, was working for a large commercial>> Read More